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How the Health-Care Debate Would Change If Graham-Cassidy Passes
Republicans want states to control American health programs. That may actually play to Democrats' advantage.
Lindsey Graham has a plan.
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What a difference a week makes.
Last week, many commentators (including me) saw the Graham-Cassidy bill as a bit of Hail Mary legislating, a last desperate stand against Obamacare. This week, it started to look as if it might actually have some chance of passage. The legislative math remains daunting; the parliamentary obstacles high. But the status of Republican health-care efforts has moved from “flatline” to “still breathing, barely.”